Trump confirms Zelenskiy visit to sign minerals deal
US President Donald Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on rare earth minerals.
Zelenskiy has said the deal's success would depend on the outcome of their discussions.
The deal, under which Kyiv would hand some revenue from its mineral resources to a fund jointly controlled by the US, is central to Ukrainian attempts to win strong support from Trump as he seeks a quick end to Russia's war, with US-Russian talks that have so far excluded Kyiv set to continue on Thursday.
Trump confirmed Zelenskiy would visit Washington on Friday to sign the agreement on rare earths and other topics but suggested the United States would not be making far-reaching security guarantees.